I’m still genuinely astonished at studios diving full on into Ai.
I get that they’re not that smart but there’s a limit at how fucking stupid a person can be.
“Ai will replace writers” BITCH AND THEN??? WHERE’S THE AI GONNA GET IT’S NEW SAMPLES FROM???
“There’s tons of movies and series they can sample” Have you seen how fast Ai productions are going to be? How quickly that well will run dry? How long will these samples last until people will see a pattern in their production? When the Ai cannot be fed anymore?
Ai is nowhere near the evolution of being a reliable tool in art. They’re jumping too fast on it and it’s going to bite them in the ass. Ah, well I guess that will be a good thing since they can finally perish seeing as they will rather burn down their houses then pay actors and writers their payments.
This judge saw the opportunity to do something funny and they fucking did it. Well done.
Just the other day I was chatting with an older woman about this exact thing. She’s retired so she enjoys going on almost-daily walks around her neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods. Well she told me that it was really weird that in the newer constructions where the younger families live, EVERYONE has their blinds closed all the time. In fact she can tell a younger family lives in a house based on the simple fact of whether or not their blinds are closed in the middle of a sunny day. It’s to the point where she can’t even tell if they’re even HOME and available for a visit to welcome them to the neighborhood!
When she said that, I realized that I do that too when I live in a more publicly visible apartment. I told her that I think it’s because of the internet. Younger people feel like we’re constantly being watched, observed, and JUDGED for merely existing. So when we’re home, we just want to be alone, unbothered, and unobserved because it’s the one place we can control that. She was very surprised to hear that I felt like that and she was VERY concerned for us young folk (and to be honest after talking with her I became pretty concerned too…)
People from her generation will have their blinds open all day, hang out on their front porch, and randomly visit/enjoy random visits from neighbors and strangers. If a stranger knocks on my door it’s scary and if they want to stay and chat? It’s a huge inconvenience and it feels super awkward and weird and I’m stuck wondering why exactly they’re talking to me, when just a few decades ago welcoming someone new to the neighborhood was just what you did! In fact to not do so was rude!
It made me really worried that as the Panopticon sinks its teeth deeper into our psyches, we are losing the very essence of what makes us human and got us this far as a species: community. I find that being on the internet for hours a day tends to almost trick my brain into thinking “I’ve been social all day, my social need is full” when in reality I’ve only talked to one, maybe two people I know from my real life all day, and only for short bursts, not REAL conversation.
I find it hard to have the energy to invite friends to hang out, and when I want to I feel like I’m a big inconvenience for asking them to take a break from their busy lives for me (not that they would ever say that’s the case, but it’s this nagging feeling internally). I feel like while we used to be a series of large islands of local community, our islands splintered apart and started drifting away from each other. Now your island is just you, your immediate family, and maybe a couple close friends. Those living physically closest to you feel like they’re miles away and unreachable, to the point where you might as well not even bother.
I guess I just have one question for you: Do you know the names of your next door neighbors?
That makes me think about how the rate of paranoia of being watched must be so much higher now than it used to be and must only be increasing, which is very concerning,,
“what if people transition and then regret it?” ok. let’s do that with everything. no more straight marriages until the heterosexual divorce rate is below the detransition rates
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God says, “I will destroy Job’s children,” and Aziraphale says, “How did he wrong you?”
God says, “I will destroy Job’s children,” and Aziraphale says, “How will you make it right?”
God says, “I will destroy Job’s children,” and Aziraphale says, “Gosh, I don’t doubt you know what you are doing and all, but maybe we could slow things down a little and talk about this? And it’s essential to the divine plan? Are we sure?”
Crowley says, “I will destroy Job’s children,” and Aziraphale looks him in the eye and says, “No, you won’t.”
#more faith in crowley than god. that’s fucking nuts actually. (@dat-eyebrows)
EXACTLY.
I want every single person becoming unhinged over this post to know that I am kissing you very gently on the forehead. This thought scrambled my neurons and I am glad you are all here to share it with me.
Never forget, if someone asks you an invasive question, you can always reply by asking them “do you think that’s a normal thing to ask people?”
Do it in a super casual and cheery tone, like you were asking about their favourite food.
This is something you can, and actually SHOULD do, with a small change: Keep your tone neutral when you ask this, because in my experience, you get one of two responses:
-People who KNEW they were being rude will know you’ve caught them at it and will mumble excuses and shut up. You’ve shown them that behavior won’t be rewarded, which is what really stops them, and hopefully they’ll make better choices in the future.
- but you will get some people who do genuinely think that that WAS a normal question to ask because THEY get asked that by their mom/boss/other authority figure asks them things like that all the time???
This person is being taken advantage of and needs help. You then explain, as gently as you can, “No. That’s actually really personal and sensitive information most people don’t talk about because X*, and it’s extremely inappropriate of Authority Figure Z to ask that. You, and everyone else deserve privacy and information security.” they’ll go “oh. I didn’t know that.” or some close variation, and then you tell them “no harm, no foul, and I’m glad you know now.” and then change the topic.
You probably won’t get a landmark “oh my god I had no idea I’m reevaluating my entire life” moment, but just hearing that “No, that’s not normal and not okay” is enough to get the ball rolling in the right direction to protect themselves.
*X is here to explain generally why Privacy and information security is important. For instance, if they’re asking questions about health and finance, you can explain that that’s legally protected information to prevent fraud and in order to keep it safe, it HAS to stay secret.
40,000 years ago, early humans painted hands on the wall of a cave. This morning, my baby cousin began finger painting. All of recorded history happened between these two paintings of human hands. The Nazca Lines and the Mona Lisa. The first TransAtlantic flight and the first voyage to the Moon. Humanity invented the wheel, the telescope, and the nuclear bomb. We eradicated wild poliovirus types 2 and 3. We discovered radio waves, dinosaurs, and the laws of thermodynamics. Freedom Riders crossed the South. Hippies burned their draft cards. Countless genocides, scientific advancements, migrations, and rebellions. More than a hundred billion humans lived and died between these two paintings—one on a sheet of paper, and one on the inside of a cave. At the dawn of time, ancient humans stretched out their hands. And this morning, a child reached back.
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